Standards & Care
Medical
The medical team includes individuals from the participating hemophilia treatment programs. “The Quack Shack” allows physicians and nurses from the Hemophilia Treatment Centers to provide for the medical needs and routine care of the campers, volunteers and staff.
Campers receiving prophylaxis are greeted by the nurses starting at 7:00am each morning to start the factor infusion/shot process. Self administering medication education is provided to all campers who need to receive it. These children are taught by the nurses to master this skill throughout the week. Parents are asked to reinforce these behaviors once the campers return home. Education about their bleeding disorder is provided to each cabin through creative and fun activities.
Code of Ethics
One of the Camp John Marc Standards that we uphold is about Fraternization. Fraternization is defined as conducting social relations with people who are actually unrelated (especially those with whom one works or in this case attends Camp Ailihpomeh) as though they were siblings, family members, personal friends, etc. How this applies to camp environment, includes the following: Camp Counselors and staff are discouraged from fraternizing with campers outside of camp. Their role at camp is to be a role model, support to and for safety which are all professional roles. Counselors may become close with campers but they should not be seen as “friends”. This camp standard is in place to protect children from anyone who makes a connection at camp. This aligns with parents personal safety rules where no child should be alone with an adult without parental supervision. This includes phone conversations, letters, e-mails, exchanges through social network websites (such as Facebook, Twitter, etc.), baby-sitting, employment opportunities, or meetingsAt camp, safety is our priority in partnering with Camp John Marc.